A  BRIEF   HISTORY 


OF'     THE 


Chicago  ^^istorical  Society, 


'1'  O  G  E  T  H  E  R    WITH 


CONSTITUTION   AND  BY-LAWS, 


AND 


LIST    OF    OFFICERS    AND    MEMBERS. 


Organized  1856.     Inxokporated  1857. 

Collections  Destroyed,  October  9,  1871. 

Re-organized  1S73.     Destroyed  second  time,  Jri.Y  14,  1874. 

Re-organized  again  1S77. 


CHICAGO: 

FERCrUS    PRINTING   COMPANY. 

1881. 


A  BRIEF   HISTORY 


OF     IHE 


Chicago  Historical  Society, 


r  O  G  E  T  H  F.  R     W  !  T  H 


CONSTITUTION   AND   BY-LAWS. 


AND 


LIST    OF    OFFICLRS    AND    MFMBERS. 


Or(;anized   1856.     Incorporated  1857. 

Collections  Destroyed,  October  9,  1871, 

Re-organized  1872.     Destroyed  second  time,  ]vl\  14,  1874. 

Re-organieed  again  1S77. 


CHICAGO: 
FERGUS    PRINTING    COMPANY. 

1881. 


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Chicago  Historical  Society. 


The  Chicago  Historical  Society  was  formed  at  the 
suggestion  of  Rev.  Wm.  Barry,  and  organized  June  9th, 
1856,  by  the  election  of  Messrs.  Wm.  H.  Brown,  President, 
Wm.  B.  Ogden  and  J.  Y.  Scammon,  Vice-Presidents;  S. 
D.  Ward,  Treasurer,  and  W^ilHam  Barry,  Secretary  and 
Librarian.  Mr.  Brown  held  the  office  of  President  for  six 
consecutive  years.  He  was  succeeded,  in  1863,  by  the  late 
Walter  L.  Newberry,  who  held  the  office  until  his  death, 
November  6th,  1868.  Mr.  Edwin  H.  Sheldon  followed 
Mr.  Newberry,  and  remained  President  of  the  Society  until 
1876,  when  the  present  incumbent,  Isaac  N.  Arnold,  was 
elected.  Mr.  Barry,  the  Secretary  and  Librarian,  was 
gratuitously  assisted  in  his  labors,  and  the  Society  much 
benefited,  b}^  the  late  Col.  Samuel  Stone.  In  1868,  Mr. 
Barry  resigned  his  position.  His  successors  were  Messrs. 
T.  H.  Armstrong,  J.  W.  Hoyt,  and  Wm.  Corkran,  the  last 
of  whom  held  the  position  at  the  time  of  the  fire,  in  1871. 
The  Society  was  incorporated*  February  7th,  1857,  and 
the  Charter  amended  January  7th,  1867,  (see  AppendiZt) 

'■■  The  Charter  was  drawn  by  Mr.  Barry,  and  became  a  law  through  the 
agency  of  Isaac  N.  Arnold,  then  a  member  of  the  Legislature  from  Chicago. 


4  CHICAGO   HISTORICAL   SOCIETY. 

In  1868,  the  Society  moved  from  its  old  quarters,  in  the 
Newberry  Building,  cor.  of  N.  Wells  and  Kinzie  Streets, 
to  its  new  Hall,  on  the  corner  of  Dearborn  Avenue  and 
Ontario  Street,  consisting  of  lots  Nos.  i,  2,  and  3,  block  23, 
the  lots  being  120  by  131  feet.  The  new  Hall  was  dedi- 
cated November  19th,  1868.  It  was  claimed  to  be  a 
"perfectly  fire-proof  structure,  which,  with  the  grounds 
belonging  to  the  Society,  cost  about  $60,000."  At  the 
time  of  the  great  fire,  October  9th,  1871,  the  building  and 
its  contents,  including  the  records  and  catalogues,  were 
burned.  It  is  impossible,  therefore,  to  state  the  exact 
amount  of  the  loss. 

The  nearest  approximation  to  it  is  a  statement  made 
and  published  by  the  Society  under  date  of  November 
19th,  1868.  At  that  time  there  were  as  follows:  15,412 
bound  volumes,  72,104  pamphlets,  1,738  files  of  news- 
papers, 4,689  manuscripts,  1,200  maps  and  charts,  380 
cabinet  specimens,  and  4,682  miscellaneous,  (including 
prints),  making  the  aggregate  100,205.  A  marked  degree 
of  success  attended  the  Society  after  its  removal  to  the 
new  Hall,  and  the  number  of  books,  etc.,  destroyed,  was 
greater  than  appeared  in  the  foregoing  enumeration. 

The  following  extract  from  the  address  of  Mr.  Arnold, 
at  the  dedication  of  the  new  building,  in  1868,  will  show 
the  character  of  the  books  in  the  library: 

"Our  library  is  believed  to  be  nearly  complete  in  the 
documents  and  publications  of  the  United  States  Govern- 
ment, in  every  department,  from  its  organization  down  to 
the  present  time.  This  is  also  true  of  the  Territorial  and 
State  Governments  of  Illinois,  including  all  the  laws, 
journals,   and    records    of    every    department.      We    have 


CHICAGO    HISTORICAL   SOCIETY.  5 

large  collections  of  the  documents  of  the  North-Western 
Territories  and  States,  and  especial  efforts  were  made  by 
the  late  Secretary,  Mr.  Barry,  to  collect  the  session  laws 
and  legislative  records  of  all  the  Colonies,  and  of  all  the 
States  and  Territories,  from  the  first  organization  down. 
We  have  those  of  Virginia  for  two  hundred  years;  those 
of  Massachusetts,  very  nearly  complete,  from  the  begin- 
ning; those  of  Pennsylvania  and  New  Jersey,  for  one 
hundred  years;  and  those  of  the  Western  States,  includ- 
ing Ohio,  nearly  perfect." 

The  unprecedented  and  most  liberal  contributions,  from 
all  parts  of  the  world,  for  the  relief  of  Chicago,  after  the 
fire  of  1 87 1,  was  not  confined  wholly  to  the  physical  wants 
of  its  people.  Societies  and  individuals  realized  the  great 
loss  which  this  Society  had  sustained,  and  at  an  early  day 
sent  liberal  contributions  of  books,  to  aid  in  its  reorganiza- 
tion. Most  of  these  were  in  charge  of  Mr.  J.  Y.  Scammon, 
who,  with  characteristic  liberality,  carefully  stored  them  in 
rooms  on  Michigan  Avenue,  which  he  gratuitously  fur- 
nished for  the  Society.  In  the  second  great  fire  of 
Chicago,  which  occurred  July  14th,  1874,  this  new  and 
valuable  collection  was  also  burned. 

This  second  calamity,  following  closely  the  "panic"  of 

1873,  so  nearly  paralyzed  the  energies  of  the  Society,  that 
the  members  attempted  to  do  little  beyond  keeping  up 
the  organization,  and  taking  care  of  such  books  and 
papers  as  were  presented.  It  was  a  labor  of  love  with 
all  who  did  the  work,  or  furnished  storage  for  the  con- 
tributions. 

Mr.    Belden    F.   Culver  was  Secretary  from   November, 

1874,  to  May  1 2th,  1877,  when  he  resigned,  and  the 
present  incumbent  was  elected. 


6  CHICAGO   HISTORICAL   SOCIETY. 

Messrs.  E.  H.  Sheldon,  Mark  Skinner,  and  J.  Y.  Scam- 
mon  had  taken  charge  of  such  books  and  papers  as  had 
been  sent  to  the  Society  subsequent  to  the  fire  of  1874. 
In  May,  1877,  through  the  courtesy  of  Mr.  D.  M.  Mitchell, 
room  44,  Ashland  Block,  was  gratuitously  furnished  for 
this  Society.  In  this  room  all  the  contributions  of  the 
Society  were  gathered  May  17th,  1877.  There  were,  in 
all,  261  books  and  pamphlets,  mostly  government  docu- 
ments, and  about  300  newspapers. 

It  is  proper,  in  this  connection,  to  state  that  Mr.  Henry 
D.  Gilpin,  a  public-spirited,  and  scholarly  citizen  of 
Philadelphia,  who  died  in  January,  i860,  left  a  bequest  to 
this  Society,  which  now  amounts  to  $48,325.37.*  To  Mr.  E. 
H.  Sheldon,  late  President,  the  Society  is  greatly  indebted 
for  services  rendered  in  securing  the  bequest  from  that 
estate. 

By  a  provision  in  Mr.  Gilpin's  will,  the  trustees,  who 
have  the  charge  of  his  bequest  to  this  Society,  are  "to 
invest  and  reinvest  the  same,  at  interest,  in  the  public 
stocks  of  the  City  of  Chicago,  and  after  a  period  of  ten 
years  to  appropriate  the  income  accumulated  up  to  that 
time,  to  the  erection  of  a  fire-proof  library-building,  to  be 

*  Chicago,  Dec.  30,  1880. 

A.  D.  HAGER,  Esq., 

Secretary;  Dear  Sir: 
I  have  this  day  examined  the  Securities  in  the  "Gilpin  Trust,"  and  beg 
leave  to  report,   on  hand : 

City  of  Chicago  7  per  cent  Bonds,   $41,000 

M  II  Script,    5.89022 

II             II                              Coupons,  due  Jan.  i,  1881,.        1-435 
Cash,   15 

$48,325  37 
The  Coupons  are  the  same  as  Cash  for  re-investment. 

Yours  respectfully, 

A.    H.   BURLEY,    Trustee. 


CHICAGO   HISTORICAL    SOCIETY.  / 

a  part  of  a  fire-proof  edifice  of  the  said  Society,  when  one 
shall  be  erected,  to  be  in  itself  fire-proof,  entirely  distinct 
from  any  other  portion  of  said  edifice,  though  connected 
with,  and  forming  a  part  of  it,  and  to  be  designated 
The  Gilpin  Library  of  the  Historical  Society  of 
Chicago."  A  portion  of  the  income  will  become  available 
for  building  purposes  in  1884.  No  part  of  the  principal 
is  ever  to  be  used,  but  "after  said  edifice  and  building 
shall  be  entirely  completed,"  the  trustees  are  "to  appro- 
priate, annually,  to  the  use  of  the  said  Gilpin  library,  the 
entire  income  of  the  said  rest  and  residue  of  my  estate, 
real  and  personal,  and  to  continue  to  invest  and  reinvest 
the  principal  of  the  same,  in  the  public  stocks  last  men- 
tioned." 

On  the  last  day  of  January,  1879,  Miss  Lucretia  Pond, 
of  Petersham,  Mass.,  died,  at  the  advanced  age  of  nearly 
ninety  years.  In  her  will,  she  bequeathed  to  this  Society 
■eight  lots,  on  the  south-west  corner  of  Superior  and 
Market  Streets,  in  this  City,  together  with  all  her  books, 
maps,  and  paintings.  The  Society  has  been  offered 
$13,500  for  the  eight  lots.  The  income  from  the  proceeds 
of  these,  is  to  be  used  in  the  purchase  of  books,  maps, 
and  paintings,  of  historic  interest,  for  the  Society. 

On  the  1 6th  of  January,  1877,  at  a  meeting  of  the 
Society,  held  in  the  Club  Room  of  the  Tremont  House, 
on  motion  of  Mr.  George  F.  Rumsey,  a  committee  was 
appointed  to  raise  funds  for  the  erection  of  a  building. 
The  following  members  subscribed  and  paid,  as  follows: 
Messrs.  E.  H.  Sheldon,  G.  L.  Dunlap,  Levi  Z.  Leiter,  John 
Crerar,  W.  S.  Johnson,  Mark  Skinner,  S.  M.  Nickerson,  W. 
B.   Ogden,  each   subscribed    $250;    E.  T.  Watkins,  J.  S. 


8  CHICAGO   HISTORICAL   SOCIETY. 

Waterman,  Geo.  F.  Rumsey,  and  J.  S.  Rumsey,  each  gave 
$ioo;  C.  B.  Farwell,  $85,  and  200  chairs  for  the  use  of  the 
Hall;  John  T.  Ryerson,  and  Jesse  Spaulding,  each  $25, 
making,  in  the  aggregate,  $2,535.  This  amount,  with 
$220.50  subsequently  furnished  by  the  Society,  paid  in 
full  for  the  new  building,  which  was  commenced  late  in 
the  summer,  and  completed,  so  that  a  meeting  of  the 
Society  was  held  in  the  new  Hall,  October  i6th,  1877. 

At  that  date,  there  were  703  bound  volumes  and  834 
unbound  volumes  and  pamphlets  in  the  library. 

MONTHLY  MEETINGS 
have  been  held  in  the  Hall  of  the  Society  since  its  open- 
ing. During  the  year  1877,  papers  on  historical  and 
kindred  subjects  were  read  by  the  following  persons,  viz.: 
Messrs.  William  Bross;  Cecil  Barnes;  A.  D.  Hager,  for  W. 
C.  Holbrook,  of  Whitesides  County,  111.  ;  I.  N.  Arnold,  for 
Wm.  Hickling;  E.  H.  Sheldon,  for  Gurdon  S.  Hubbard; 
Wm.  Sooy  Smith,  M  ay  wood  ;  Bishop  Clarkson,  Nebraska; 
and  Wm.  E.  Strong. 

In  1878,  the  following  persons  read  papers,  viz.:  Messrs. 
Andrew  Shuman;  Wm.  Sooy  Smith;  Belden  F.  Culver, 
for  Mrs.  William  Barry;  Joseph  B.  Leake;  W.  E.  Strong; 
H.  C.  Kinney;  Thos.  Hoyne;  H.  N.  Rust;  Z.  Eastman, 
May  wood;  William  Bross;  Henry  H.  Hurlbut;  Rufus 
Blanchard,  and  John  McMullen,  V.  G. 

In  1879,  the  following  persons  read  papers:  Messrs.  H. 
C.  VanSchaack,  Manlius,  N.Y. ;  Robt.  Collyer;  Chas.  J. 
Sundell;  Horatio  N.  Rust;  Chas.  Warrington  Earle;  D. 
H.  Fletcher;  E.  B.  Washburne;  Samuel  Willard,  and  E. 
G.  Mason. 

In   1880,  the  speakers  were  Messrs.  H.  C.  VanSchaack, 


CHICAGO   HISTORICAL   SOCIETY.  9 

Manlius,  N.Y.;  William  Bross;  H.  B.  Carrington,  U.S.A.; 
Joseph  Gillespie,  Edwardsville,  111.;  James  Grant  Wilson^ 
New  York  City;  H.  W.  S.  Cleveland;  B.  W.  Throckmor- 
ton, New  Jersey;  Albert  D.  Hager,  Edward  G.  Mason; 
Robert  W.  Patterson,  and  J.  Y.  Scammon. 

The  Society's  accession  catalogue  shows  that  5,208 
bound  volumes,  and  16,018  unbound  volumes,  have  been 
received  since  its  reorganization  in  1877.  To  enumerate 
these  would  require  too  much  space.  It  is  hoped  that 
a  complete  catalogue  will  be  published  at  an  early  day, 
when  credit  will  be  given  to  the  contributors,  and  each 
book  and  pamphlet  will  be  enumerated. 

In  justice  to  the  Historical  Societies  of  the  Northern 
States,  it  should  be  said  that  all  have  responded  to  the 
appeals  for  help,  and  many  of  them  have  made  large 
and  valuable  contributions.  Upon  the  shelves  of  this 
library  are  the  published  Proceedings  and  Historical  Col- 
lections of  these  Societies,  nearly  complete.* 

From  other  Societies  and  Libraries,  that  have  a  His- 
torical department,  this  library  has  been  enriched  by 
historical  contributions,  notably  among  which,  may  be 
named  the  American  Antiquarian  Society,  Worcester, 
Mass. ;  Essex  Institute,  Salem,  and  the  State  Libraries 
of  Massachusetts,  Vermont,  and  Michigan. 

A  very  valuable  contribution  of  books  and  objects  of 
historical  interest,  was  made  by  the  late  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
E.  Atwater,  who  labored  for  years  in  collecting  materials 
for  a  Historical  and  Scientific  Collection.  With  charac- 
teristic liberality  she  gave  her  collections  to  this  Society, 
and  to  the  Chicago  Academy  of  Science. 

*  The  Society  gratefully  acknowledges  its  indebtedness  to  the  American, 
Adams,  and  United  States  Express  Comi  anies,  each  of  which  generously 
take  packages  of  one  hundred  pounds  or  less  for  the  library  jree. 


lO  CHICAGO   HISTORICAL   SOCIETY. 

Numerous  other  individuals  have  made  vakiable  con- 
tributions of  books,  manuscripts,  etc.,  but  to  give  a 
detailed  statement  would  require  too  much  space  in  this 
brief  notice. 

The  Society  is  also  the  recipient  of  nearly  every  news- 
paper published  in  the  City,  and  many  from  other  places. 
Every  political  party,  and  nearly  every  religious  denomi- 
nation, in  the  United  States,  has  its  representative  paper 
in  this  library,  generously  furnished  by  the  publishers  as 
the  papers  are  issued.  All  these  are  carefully  preserved. 
There  are,  in  the  library,  ten  bound  volumes  of  manu- 
scripts of  historical  value,  and  material  enough  for  as 
many  more.  There  is  also  a  large  collection  of  maps, 
many  of  early  date,  and  some  of  them  very  rare,  also 
complete  and  incomplete  files  of  old  newspapers,  and  old 
pamphlets  of  historic  value.  The  maps,  papers,  and 
pamphlets,  will,  at  an  early  day,  be  bound  into  volumes 
for  preservation  and  more  convenient  reference.  In  ad- 
dition to  the  foregoing,  there  are  many  interesting  relics 
of  prehistoric  times,  and  mementos  of  more  modern  date. 
Medals  and  coins  from  every  civilized  nation  have  been 
collected. 

In  conclusion,  it  may  be  said  that  the  Society  is  blessed 
with  what  is  of  more  value  than  any,  or  all,  of  these 
articles  enumerated.  It  has  the  hearty  good -will  and 
co-operation  of  many  of  the  best  and  most  generous 
citizens  of  Chicago.  They  have  helped  to  build  up  the 
City,  and  are  willing  to  provide  for  securing  and  preserv- 
ing the  materials  of  a  full  and  accurate  history,  not  only 
of  Chicago,  but  also  of  the  State  and  Nation. 

Chicago,  Jammiy  6th,  1881. 


APPENDI  X. 


CHARTER. 

AN  ACT  TO  INCORPORATE  THE   CHICAGO    HISTORICAL   SOCIETY. 


Whereas,  It  is  conducive  to  the  public  good  of  a  Sate, 
to  encourage  such  institutions  as  have  for  their  object 
to  collect  and  preserve  the  memorials  of  its  founders 
and  benefactors,  as  well  as  the  historical  evidences  of 
its  progress  in  settlement  and  population,  and  in  the 
arts,  improvements  and  institutions  which  distinguish 
a  civilized  community,  and  to  transmit  the  same  for  the 
instruction  and  benefit  of  future  generations: 

Section  i.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State 
of  Illinois,  represented  in  the  General  Assembly,  That  Wm. 
H.  Brown,  William  B.  Ogden,  J.  Young  Scammon,  Mason 
Brayman,  Mark  Skinner,  Geo.  Manierre,  John  H.  Kinzie, 
J.  V.  Z.  Blaney,  E.  I.  Tinkham,  J.  D.  Webster,  W.  A. 
Smallwood,  V.  H.  Higgins,  N.  S.  Davis,  Charles  H.  Ray, 
S.  D.  Ward,  M.  D.  Ogden,  F.  Scammon,  E.  B.  McCagg, 
and  William  Barry,  all  of  the  City  of  Chicago,  who  have 
associated  for  the  purposes  aforesaid,  be  and  are  hereby 
formed  into  and  constituted  a  body  politic  and  corporate, 
by  the  name  of  the  "CHICAGO  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY," 
and  that  they  and  their  successors,  and  such  others  as 
shall  be  legally  elected  by  them  as  their  associates,  shall 


12  CHARTER. 

be  and  continue  a  body  politic   and  corporate,  by  that 
name,  forever. 

Sec.  2.  Said  Society  shall  have  power  to  elect  a  Presi- 
dent, and  all  necessary  officers,  and  shall  have  one  com- 
mon seal,  and  the  same  may  break,  change,  and  renew  at 
pleasure;  and,  as  a  body  politic  and  corporate,  by  the 
name  aforesaid,  may  sue  and  be  sued,  and  prosecute  and 
defend  suits,  both  in  law  and  equity,  to  final  judgment 
and  execution. 

Sec.  3.  The  said  Society  shall  have  power  to  make  all 
orders  and  by-laws  for  governing  its  members  and  prop- 
erty, not  repugnant  to  the  laws  of  this  State;  and  may 
expel,  disfranchise,  or  suspend  any  member,  who,  by  his 
misconduct,  shall  be  rendered  unworthy,  or  who  shall 
neglect  or  refuse  to  observe  the  rules  and  by-laws  of  the 
Society. 

Sec.  4.  The  said  Society  may,  from  time  to  time,, 
establish  rules  for  electing  officers  and  members,  and  also 
times  and  places  for  holding  meetings;  and  is  hereby 
empowered  to  take  and  hold  real  or  personal  estate,  by 
gift,  grant,  devise,  or  purchase,  or  otherwise,  and  the  same, 
or  any  part  thereof,  to  alien  and  convey. 

Sec.  5.  The  said  Society  shall  have  power  to  elect 
corresponding  and  honorary  members  thereof,  in  the 
various  parts  of  this  State,  and  of  the  several  United 
States,  and  also  in  foreign  countries,  at  their  discretion: 
Provided,  however,  that  the  number  of  resident  members 
of  said  Society  shall  never  exceed  sixty;  and  William  H. 
Brown,  or  any  other  person  named  in  this  act,  is  hereby 
authorized  and  empowered  to  notify  and  call  together  the 
first  meeting  of  said  Society;  and  the  same  Society,  when 


CHARTER.  13 

met,  shall  agree  upon  a  method  for  calling  further  meet- 
ings, and  may  have  power  to  adjourn  from  time  to  time, 
as  may  be  found  necessary. 

Sec.  6.  Members  of  the  Legislature  of  this  State,  in 
either  branch,  and  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court,  and 
officers  of  State,  shall  and  may  have  free  access  to  said 
Society's  library  and  cabinet. 

Sec.  7.  This  act  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  passage. 

Approved,  February  7,  iS^j. 

AN   ACT  TO   AMEND  AN    ACT    ENTITLED    "AN   ACT  TO   INCORPORATE 
THE  CHICAGO  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY,"   APPROVED    FEB.    7,    1 857. 

Section  i.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of 
Illinois,  represented  in  the  General  Assembly,  That  section 
five  (5)  of  the  act,  to  which  this  is  an  amendment,  be  so 
amended  that  said  Society  shall  have  power  to  increase 
the  number  of  its  resident  members,  from  time  to  time,  to 
any  number  that  shall  by  it  be  deemed  expedient. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  Society  shall  have  power  to  borrow 
money  and  mortgage  its  real  estate  to  secure  the  same, 
to  an  amount  not  exceeding  twenty  thousand  dollars,  to 
be  used  in  completing  and  paying  for  the  buildings  now 
in  process  of  erection  on  the  real  estate  of  said  Society. 
And  the  real  estate  and  property  of  said  Society  shall  be 
exempt  from  taxation. 

Sec.  3.*  This  act  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  its  passage. 

Approved,  January  jo,  iSSy. 


CONSTITUTION 


ARTICLE    I. 

OF   THE   NAME   AND   OBJECTS   OF   THE   SOCIETY. 

This  Society  shall  be  called  the  Chicago  Historical 
Society.  Its  objects  shall  be  to  institute  and  encourage 
historical  inquiry,  to  collect  and  preserve  the  materials  of 
history,  and  to  spread  historical  information,  especially 
concerning  the  Northwestern  States. 

ARTICLE   II. 

OF   MEMBERSHIP. 

1.  The  Society  shall  be  composed  of  Life,  Annual, 
Associate,  Corresponding,  and  Honorary  members,  all  of 
whom  shall  be  elected  by  ballot  on  the  recommendation 
of  a  standing  committee  on  nominations.  Three  adverse 
ballots  shall  reject  any  candidate. 

2.  The  fees  for  membership  shall  be  as  follows:  For 
Life  membership,  three  hundred  dollars,  payable,  if  pre- 
ferred, in  three  instalments  of  one  hundred  dollars  each, 
the  first  in  hand,  the  second  and  third  at  the  end  of  one 
and  two  years, — the  deferred  payments  being  secured  by 
acceptable  notes,  bearing  six  per  cent,  interest;  for  Annual 
membership,  an  initiation  fee  of  twenty-five  dollars,  and 
an  annual  fee  of  twenty-five  dollars. 


CONSTITUTION.  1 5 

3.  The  privileges  of  membership  shall  be  the  same  in 
both  cases,  including  free  access  to  the  Society's  collec- 
tions, and  a  voice  in  the  general  management  of  its  affairs. 

4.  The  admission  of  Corresponding  and  Honorary 
members  shall  be  with  the  unanimous  consent  of  the 
Society  at  any  regular  meeting. 

5.  Such  members  shall  enjoy  the  same  privileges,  the 
right  to  vote  and  to  hold  office  excepted,  as  are  accorded 
to  Life  and  Annual  members. 

6.  For  the  convenience  of  such  residents  in  Chicago, 
and  its  vicinity,  as  may  desire  the  privileges  of  this 
Society,  without  active  and  responsible  participation  in 
its  labors  and  management,  it  may  be  competent  for  the 
members  of  the  Society,  at  any  time,  to  elect  such  to 
be  Associate  members,  by  a  vote  of  a  majority  of  the 
members  present  at  any  regular  meeting,  the  name  of  the 
candidate  having  been  proposed  by  the  committee  on 
nominations. 

7.  All  persons  elected  to  be  Associate  members  shall, 
upon  their  acceptance,  become  such,  upon  payment  of  ten 
dollars  within  one  month  after  their  admission,  and  the 
same  sum  annually  after  the  first  year. 

8.  Associate  members  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  a 
copy  of  all  publications  issued  at  the  Society's  expense, 
and  shall  have  the  right  of  access  to  its  library  and  col- 
lections, also  of  introducing  persons  to  the  same,  together 
with  attendance  at  any  of  its  meetings,  and  of  participa- 
tion in  any  discussions,  but  not  to  vote  or  hold  any  regular 
office. 

9.  Any  Annual  miember  of  this  Society  may  become 
an  Associate  member  by  communicating  a  written  request 


l6  CONSTITUTION. 

to  that  effect  to  the  recording  Secretary,  subject,  however, 
to  the  approval  of  the  Society,  and  any  Associate  mem- 
ber may  become  a  Resident  member  upon  the  same  terms, 
provided  he  pay  the  additional  annual  fee  thereafter. 

ARTICLE    III. 

OF   THE   OFFICERS. 

1.  The  Officers  of  the  Society  shall  consist  of  a  Presi- 
dent, two  Vice-Presidents,  a  Treasurer,  an  Executive  Com- 
mittee, consisting  of  the  President  of  the"  Society,  ex 
officio,  who  shall  be  the  Chairman  thereof,  and  eight 
others, — all  of  which  aforenamed  officers  shall  be  members 
of  the  Society, — and  also  a  Secretary  and  Librarian,  with 
such  assistants  as  may  be  found  necessary. 

2.  The  President,  Vice-Presidents,  Treasurer,  and  Sec- 
retary and  Librarian,  shall  be  elected  by  ballot,  for  one 
year  and  until  the  election  of  their  successors.  They 
shall  perform  such  duties  as  al^e  common  to  such  officers, 
and  as  may  be  prescribed  in  the  By-laws.  Vacancies 
occurring  from  any  cause,  in  any  of  these  offices,  shall  be 
filled  by  ballot,  at  any  regular  meeting,  notice  of  such, 
election  having  been  given  by  the  Secretary  in  the  call. 

3.  The  Executive  Committee  shall  also  be  chosen  by 
ballot  at  the  annual  meetings  two  members  of  which 
shall,  from  the  time  of  the  first  election  hereunder,  hold 
their  office  until  the  next  annual  election  of  officers,  two 
of  them  until  the  second  such  election,  two  of  them  until 
the  third  such  election,  and  two  of  them  until  the  fourth 
such  election.  The  terms  for  which  the  first  members,  so 
chosen  at  the  first  election,  shall  hold  their  office,  shall  be 
determined  by  lot  imiSediately  after  such  election. 


CONSTITUTIOX.  1/ 

At  each  annual  meeting  thereafter,  there  shall  be  elected 
by  ballot  two  persons  to  fill  the  places  vacant  by  the 
expiration  of  the  term  of  those  from  time  to  time  elected 
as  members  of  said  committee. 

On  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  an}'  of  the  members 
of  said  committee,  their  successors  shall  be  elected  by 
ballot  for  the  term  of  four  years. 

Vacancies  in  the  Executive  Committee  during  an  unex- 
pired term,  caused  by  death,  resignation,  removal  from 
office,  or  from  the  City  of  Chicago,  or  inability  to  act, 
may  be  filled  by  a  majority  of  the  remaining  members  of 
the  said  committee,  until  the  succeeding  annual  election, 
at  which  time  such  vacancies  shall  be  filled  for  the  unex- 
pired term  in  the  same  manner  as  members  of  said  com- 
mittee are  elected  for  the  full  terms  of  their  office. 

4.  The  Executive  Committee,  constituted  above,  shall 
manage  and  control  all  the  money,  property,  and  effects 
of  the  Society;  provided,  that  the  fees  for  Life  member- 
ship shall  be  held  and  managed  as  an  inviolable  fund, 
known  as  the  "Endowment  Fund,"  the  income  of  which 
only  shall  be  used  by  the  Society;  and  provided,  further, 
that  no  fund  bequeathed  to  or  held  by  the  Society  for  a 
specific  purpose,  shall  be  appropriated  to  or  used  for  any 
other  purpose;  and  provided,  further,  that  the  said  com- 
mittee shall  not  incur  any  liabilit}'  on  the  part  of  said 
Society,  in  any  one  year,  which  shall  exceed  its  annual 
income,  and  shall  make  quarterl}'  reports  to  the  Society 
of  all  its  acts  and  doinjjs. 


1 8  CONSTITUTION. 

ARTICLE    IV. 

OF   THE   MEETINGS   OF    THE   SOCIETY. 

1.  The  annual  meetintj  for  the  election  of  officers  and 
the  transaction  of  other  necessary  business,  shall  be  held 
on  the  Third  Tuesday  of  November,  in  each  year. 

2.  The  stated  and  regular  meetings  shall  be  held 
quarterly,  at  such  times,  and  conducted  in  such  manner,  as 
shall  be  prescribed  in  the  By-laws. 

3.  At  the  annual  meeting,  twenty  members  shall  con- 
stitute a  quorum;  at  the  quarterly  and  special  meetings, 
ten;  provided,  however,  that  a  less  number  than  twenty 
shall  form  a  quorum  at  any  annual  meeting,  by  the  unani- 
mous consent  of  ten  or  more  members  present  at  such 
meeting. 

4.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  by  the  President,  or 
in  case  of  his  absence,  by  one  of  the  Vice-Presidents. 

5.  No  debt  shall  be  created  or  liability  incurred,  at  any 
meeting  of  the  Society  at  which  there  shall  be  present 
less  than  twenty  members. 

ARTICLE  V. 

OF  AMENDMENTS  TO  THIS  CONSTITUTI(:)N. 
I.  This  Constitution  may  be  altered  by  a  two-thirds 
vote  at  any  annual  or  quarterly  meeting;  provided,  that 
not  less  than  twenty  members  shall  be  present  when  such 
vote  is  taken ;  and  provided,  further,  that  the  proposition 
to  so  alter  shall  have  been  submitted  in  writing  at  a 
previous  annual  or  quarterly  meeting,  and  duly  filed  with 
the  Secretary,  and  that  notice  of  the  proposed  amend- 
ment shall  also  have  been  given  in  the  several  calls  to  the 
meeting  at  which  it  shall  finally  be  acted  upon. 


BY-LAWS 


DUTIES    OF   OFFICERS. 

1.  The  President  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the 
Society  and  of  the  Executive  Committee,  and  call  such 
special  meetings  as  he  may  deem  necessary,  or  as  he  may 
be  requested  to  call  by  any  five  members. 

II.  The  Vice-Presidents  shall  perform  the  duties  of  the 
President  in  case  of  his  absence. 

III.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive  and  have  in  his 
possession,  subject  to  the  control  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee, all  the  funds  and  securities  of  the  Society. 

2.  He  shall  collect  all  dues,  and  receive,  in  the  name 
of  the  Society,  all  donations  in  money,  stocks,  or  real 
property,  made  to  the  Society. 

3.  He  shall  make  investment  of  the  Society's  funds, 
when  deemed  expedient,  and  as  directed  by  the  Executive 
Committee. 

4.  He  shall  pay  all  bills  and  claims  authorized  and 
approved  by  the  Executive  Committee,  on  the  written 
order  of  the  President  and  Secretary. 

5.  At  the  annual  meeting  he  shall  make  a  full  report, 
duly  audited  by  the  Executive  Committee,  of  the  exact 
financial  condition  of  the  Society,  and  place  the  same, 
together  with  the  proper  vouchers,  on  file  in  the  general 
office  of  the  Society. 


20  BY-LAWS. 

• 

6.  He  shall  also  make  such  special  reports,  from  time 
to  time,  as  the  Executive  Committee  may  require. 

7.  For  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties  he  shall 
give  such  bonds,  or  other  security,  as  may  be  required  by 
the  Executive  Committee. 

IV.     It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  and  Librarian: 

1.  To  see  that  due  notice  is  given  of  all  meetings  of 
the  Society,  and  of  the  Executive  Committee,  and  to 
keep  a  careful  record  of  the  proceedings  thereat. 

2.  And  jointly  with  the  President  to  issue  orders  on 
the  Treasury  for  the  payment  of  audited  claiins,  or  author- 
ized bills,  keeping  a  record  of  every  such  issue  and  of  its 
object. 

3.  To  have  the  care  of  all  the  records,  papers,  books, 
works  of  art,  and  other  collections  of  the  Society. 

4.  To  open  and  conduct  as  extensive  a  correspondence 
as  possible,  with  individuals,  societies,  and  institutions, 
with  a  view  to  the  collection  of  historic  facts,  the  accumu- 
lation of  valuable  materials  appropriate  to  the  Society's 
Library,  Art-Gallery,  and  Cabinet,  and  an  increase  of  its 
funds. 

5.  To  classify  and  properly  catalogue  the  Society's 
collections  of  every  kind. 

6.  To  institute  and  direct  special  investigations  into 
the  history  of  the  Northwestern  States. 

7.  To  superintend  t\\e  printing  and  distributing  of  the 
Society's  publications  of  every  kind. 

8.  And,  finally,  to  have  the  immediate  supervision  and 
direction  of  the  Society's  practical  operations,  and  on 
occasion  of  the  quarterly  and  annual  meetings  to  make 
a  full  report  of  his  transactions  since  the  date  of  the 
previous  quarterly  meeting,  together  with  such  statements 


BY-LAWS.  ,  21 

of  the  condition  and  wants  of  the  Society  as  its  interests 
shall  seem  to  demand.  Such  acts  and  doings  of  the  Secre- 
tary and  Librarian  to  be  subject  at  all  times  to  the  super- 
vision and  control  of  the  Executive  Committee. 

V.  Any  and  all  assistants  and  employes,  engaged  in 
any  department  of  the  work  recited  in  the  foregoing 
article  (IV.),  shall  be  subject  to  the  direction  of  the  Secre- 
tary and  Librarian,  with  the  right  of  appeal  to  the  Execu- 
tive Committee. 

VI.  The  Executive  Committee  may  adopt  such  rules 
for  their  own  action,  not  in  conflict  with  the  Constitution 
and  By-laws  of  this  Society,  as  they  shall  find  most  con- 
venient and  necessary. 

COMMITTEES. 

VII.  There  shall  be  chosen  at  the  annual  meeting  a 
Committee  on  Nominations,  to  consist  of  three  members. 

MEETINGS. 

VIII.  The  following  rules  shall  govern  as  to  meetings: 

1.  The  quarterly  meetings  of  the  Society  shall  be  held 
on  the  Third  Tuesday  of  each  of  the  following  named 
months,  to  wit,  January,  April,  July,  October. 

2.  The  annual  meeting  shall  be  held  on  the  Third 
Tuesday  of  November,  the  precise  hour,  in  this  and  in  all 
other  cases,  to,  be  designated  by  the  Secretary  in  the 
notice  of  the  meeting. 

3.  All  meetings  of  the  Society  shall  be  held  in  the 
Historical  Building. 

4.  The  order  of  business  at  the  meetings  .shall  be  as 
follows : 

Reading  the  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting. 


22  BY-LAWS. 

Reception  of  donations. 

Reports  of  officers. 

Reports  of  committees. 

Deferred  business. 

New  business. 

Reading  and  discussion  of  papers. 


SUSPENSION  AND  AMENDMENT  OF  BY-LAWS. 

IX.  The  By-laws  may  be  suspended  by  a  unanimous 
vote,  and  in  case  of  the  order  of  business  a  majority  may 
suspend. 

They  may  be  amended  on  the  same  conditions  that 
govern  in  the  making  of  alterations  or  amendments  to 
the  Constitution. 


Officers  of  the  Society  for  1880-1. 


PRESIDENT, 
ISAAC  N.  ARNOLD. 


VICE-PR  ESI  DENTS, 
THOMAS  HOYNE,  WILLIAM  HICKLING. 

SECRETARY  6^  LIBRARIAN, 
ALBERT  D.  HAGER. 

TREASURER, 
HENRY  H.  NASH. 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE, 
ISAAC  N.  ARNOLD,  Ex  officio, 
GEORGE  F.  RUMSEY,  GEORGE  L.  DUNLAP, 

LEVI  Z.  LEITER,  WILLIAM  HICKLING, 

MARK  SKINNER,  E.  H.  SHELDON, 

EDWARD  G.  MASON,  W.  K.  ACKERMAN. 

TRUSTEES  OF  GILPIN  FUND, 
ISAAC  N.  ARNOLD,  THOMAS  HOYNE,  Ex  officio. 
E.  H.  SHELDON,  GEORGE  F.  RUMSEY, 

A.  H.  BURLEY. 

TRUSTEES  OF  POND  ESTATE, 
E.  H.  SHELDON,  WILLIAM   HICKLING, 

MARK  SKINNER.      ' 


MEMBERS 


Chicago  Historical  Society. 


HONORARY   LIFE   MEMBERS. 

Those  who  have  contributed  $500,  or  for  Special  Services  rendered  the 

Society. 

WILLIAM  BARRY,  JONATHAN   BURR,*   FLAVEL  MOSLEY/ 
ALLEN  ROBBINS,*  SAMUEL  STONE.* 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 

DR.   JOHN  G.   KOHL, * Dresden,  Germany. 

GOV.   \VILLIAM  H.   BISSELL,* Belleviile,  III. 

i860. 

HON.  JOHN  BRIGHT, Ew^land. 

HON.   RICHARD  COBDEN,* 

HON.   EDWARD  EVERETT,*    Mass. 

DUKE  OF  NEWCASTLE,*   England. 

LADY  JANE  FRANKLIN,* 

1861. 
ABRAHAM  LINCOLN,* Illinois. 

1863. 

MRS.  JOHN  H.   KINZIE,* Chicago. 

HON.  "jOHN  L.  MOTLEY,* 

GOV.   RICHARD  YATES,* 

1864. 
PROF.   GOLDWIN  SMITH, England. 

1870. 
RT.   REV.   T.   FOLEY,*  R.   C.   Bishop  of  \\Xmo\%, .  .Chicago,  III. 
HON.   SIDNEY  BREESE,* Illinois. 

*  Deceased. 


26  LIST   OF   MEMBERS. 

1877. 

GURDON  S.    HUBBARD,  Chicago, 

WILLIAM  F.   POOLE, 

HON.   E.   B.   WASHBURNE,  

REV.  J.   B.   WALKER,   D.D., Wheaton,  III. 

1878. 

RT.   REV.   WM.  E.   McLAREN,    Chica'^o. 

HON.   SAMUEL  G.   ARNOLD,* Providence,  R.  1. 

DAVID  KING,  M.  D.., Neivport,  R.  I. 

HON.   H.   C.   VAN  SCHAACK,   Manlius,  N.   Y. 

1879. 

RT.   REV.  JOHN  McMULLEN,   V.   G Chicaoo. 

RT.  REV.  S.  S.  HARRIS,  Bishop  of  Michigan, Detroit. 

M.   PIERRE  MARGRY,   Paris,  France. 

1880. 

C.   D.   MOSHER, Chicago. 

REV.   CHAS.   ROGERS,  England. 


CORRESPONDING  MEMBERS. 

1856.- 

GEORGE  CHURCHILL,* Troy,  III. 

REV.  AUGUSTUS  H.   CON  ANT,* Rockford,  III. 

HON.  EBENEZER  LANE,* Chicago. 

PROF.    L   A.    LAPHAM,* Milwaukee. 

REV.  J.   M.    PECK,*    Rock  Springs. 

PROF.   JOHN  RUSSELL,  * Troy,  III. 

1857. 

J.   S.   BARRY,* Roxbury,  Mass. 

HON.  J.    R.   BARTLETT, Providence,  R.  I. 

SAMUEL  C.   CLARKE,    Marietta,  Ga. 

S.    F.    HAVEN,    LL.  D., Worcester,  Mass. 

JOHN  H.   HICKOX, Albany. 

WILLIAM  H.   WELLS,   Chicago. 

1859. 

HENRY  BANNISTER, Evanston. 

HON.  J.    D.   CATON, Chicago. 

NINIAN  W.  EDWARDS, Springfield,  III. 

COL.   S.   H.   LONG,* Alton,  III. 

GEORGE  P.  MARSH, Florence,  Italy. 

WINSLOW  C.  WATSON, Ne7v  York. 

*  Deceased. 


LIST   OF    MEMBERS.  2/ 

i860. 

THOMAS  LTPPINCOTT, Illinois. 

HENRY  LOOMIS, Burlington,   Vt. 

1861. 

SAMUEL  A.   GREEN,  M.D., Boston,  Mass. 

HOOPER  WARREN,* Henry  Co.,  III. 

1863 

PROF.   CHAS.   BROOKS,* Medford,  Mass. 

COL.   G.   GRAY, Grayville. 

G.   H.   MOORE, Nt7v  York. 

REV.    W.    H.    RYDER, Chicago. 

1865. 

E.   M.   HAINES, Waukegan. 

O.  M.    HATCH, •. .  Springfield,  111. 

GOV.    WM.   PICKERING, Washington  Ter. 

TOWNSEND   WARD, Philadelphia. 

1866. 

HENRY  S.   BAIRD, Green  Bay,  Wis. 

Z.   EASTMAN, Maywood,  III. 

RABBI  B.   EELSENTHAL, Chicago. 

ANSON  S.   MILLER, Rockford,  III. 

NATHAN  H.   PARKER, St.  louis. 

COL.  J.   W.   SCHA'FFER,* Illinois. 

ALPHEUS  TODD, Qiiel'ec. 

GEORGE  P.   UPTON,  . Chicago. 

RT.    REV.   H.   B.   WHIPPLE,   D.D Faribault,  Minn. 

1877. 

HENRY  T.   DROWNE, Ne^v  York. 

K.   K.  JONES,   Quincy,  III. 

T.  A.   M.   WARD, Philadelphia. 

1878. 

SAMUEL  T.   ATWATER, Buffalo. 

EDWIN  HUBBARD, :  Chicago. 

REV.    R.    W.   PATTERSON,   D.D., Chicago. 

HON.   AMOS   PERRY,    Providence. 

HON.  WILLIAM  F.   DeWOLF,    Chicago. 

1879. 

CAPT.   A.  T.   ANDREAS, Chicago. 

THOS.   H.   ARMSTRONG,    Sedalia. 

HENRY  R.   BOSS, Chicago. 

H.   W.   BECK  WITH, Danville. 

O.   L.   BASKIN Chicago. 

*  Deceased. 


28  LIST   OF    MEMBERS. 

J.   H.   BURNHAM,  Bloomington,  III. 

CHARLES  H.   G.   DOUGLAS, Conn. 

ROBERT  FERGUS, Chicago. 

HON.   JACOB  FOUKE,  Vmidalia. 

HON.  JOSEPH  GILLESPIE, Edwardsville. 

A.   A.   GRAHAM, Mansjiel.l,  0. 

HON.  G.   H.    HARLOW, Springfield. 

R.  J.    HARMER,  Chester,  III. 

A.   HESLER, Chicago. 

MISS  LAURA  M.   HUBBARD,     Chicago. 

COL.   A.   S.   HUBBARD, Oakland,  Cal. 

GABRIEL  S.  JONES, Chester. 

REV.   H.   C.   KINNEY, Chicago. 

A.  J.   LUDLAM,  Springfield. 

REV.   FREDERICK  METZGER, Kaskaskia. 

HON.  J.    R.   SHANNON, Chester,  III. 

GEN'L.  J.   C.    SMITH,    . .  . .  ^ Springfield. 

HON.  JOHN  M.    WILSON, Chicago. 

1880. 

B.  N.    BOND, Stanherry,  Mo. 

MRS.   PARMELIA  C.   CALHOUN,   Chicago. 

C.  C.   CHAPMAN,  Chicago. 

HENRY  B.   DAWSON, .Morrisania,  N.  Y. 

LYMAN  C.   DRAPER,  Madison. 

DANIEL  S.   DURRIE,   Madison. 

H.   H.   HILL, Chicago. 

HENRY  H.   HURLBUT,   Chicago. 

ARTHUR  M.   KNAPP, Boston. 

WM.  J.   ONAHAN, Chicago. 

GEN'L.  J.   W.   DePEYSTER,  Ne-co  York. 

MISS  A.    E.   stone, Chicago. 

C.   B.   TILLINGHAST, Boston,  Mass. 

REV.   ALBERT  E.   WELLS, Chester. 

C.   FLETCHER  WILLIAMS, St.  Paul,  Minn. 

GEN'L.  J.   GRANT  WILSON, New  York  City. 

SAMUEL  WILLARD, Chicago. 

"'  Deceased. 


LIST   OF    MEMBERS. 


29 


LIFE    MEMBERS, 

($300.) 


ARNOLD,  ISAAC  N. 

BROSS,  WM. 

BROSS,  MISS  JESSIE  L. 

BLATCHFORD,  E.  W. 

BOWEN,  JAS.  H. 

BOGUE,  G.  M. 

BOWEN,  CHAUNCEY  T. 

BURLEY,  ARTHUR  G. 

COOLBAUGH,  WM.  F.* 

DICKEY,  HUGH  T. 
DUNLAP,  GEORGE  L. 

ELLIS,  J.  ALDEN 
ELY,  D.  J. 

FARWELL,  CHAS.  B. 
FARWELL,  JOHN  Y. 
FARWELL,  M.  A. 
FARNUM,  HENRY 
FARNUM,  W.  W. 
FERRY,  W.  H. 
FORSYTH,  JOHN 
FIELD,  MARSHALL 
FULLER,  SAMUEL  W. 

GREENEBAUM,  HENRY 
GURNEE,  W.  S. 

HOYNE,  THOMAS 
HONORE,  H.  H. 

JOHNSTON,  SAMUEL 
JANSEN,  E.  L. 
JONES,  K.  K. 

KERFOOT,  SAMUEL  H. 
KIDDER,  N.  B. 

LEITER,  L.  Z. 
LOOMIS,  H.  (]. 


McCAGG,  EZRA  B. 
MEEKER,  A.  B. 
MUNGER,  ALBERT  A.* 
MOSS,  R.  E. 

NICKERSON,  S.  M.  ' 

OGDEN,  WM.  B.* 
OGDEN,  MAHLON  D.* 

PAGE,  BENJAMIN  Y. 

QUAN,  W.  J. 

RAYMOND,  B.  W. 
REED,  JOS.  SAMPSON* 
REID,  ROBERT 
RUMSEY,  GEORGE  F. 
RYERSON  J.  T. 

SCAMMON,  J.  Y. 
SCAMMON,  MRS.  MARIA  S. 
SCAMMON,  CHAS.  T.* 
SAPIEHA,  LOUIS 
SHELDON,  EDWIN  H. 
SKINNER,  MARK 
SPALDING,  JESSE 
SMALL,  ALVIN  E. 
SMITH,  PERRY  H. 

TURNER,  JOHN  B.* 
THOMPSON,  DANIEL 
THOMPSON,  H.  M. 
TYRELL,  JOHN 

WALKER,  GEORGE  C. 
WENTWORTH,  JOHN 
WHEELER,  CALVIN  T. 

.  YOE,  P.  L. 


*  Deceased. 


30 


LIST   OF   MEMBERS. 


RESIDENT  OR 

($25 
1857. 

JOHN  W.  FOSTER.* 

1858. 
WILLIAM  BLAIR. 

1859. 
BELDEN  F.  CULVER, 
H.  H.  MAGEE." 

i860. 
WM.  E.  DOGGETT.* 

1861. 
SAMUEL  C.  GRIGGS, 
I  AMES  L.  STARK.* 

1862. 
JOHN  H.  DUNHAM, 
EDWARD  K.  ROGERS. 

1S64. 
EDWARD  S.  ISIIAM. 

1865. 
H.  E.  SARGENT. 

1866. 
E.  W.  BLATCHPORD. 

1867. 
JOHN  CRERAR, 
GEORGE  W.  SMITH, 
JOHN  L.  THOMPSON, 
NORMAN  WILLIAMS. 

1869. 
BENJAMIN  F.  AVER, 
EDWARD  BURLING, 
AUGUSTUS  H.  BURLEV, 
FRANK  R.  CHANDLER, 
E.  S.  CHESBROUGH, 
EDWARD  GOODMAN, 
GEORGE  M.  HIGGINSON, 


ANNUAL   MEMBERS, 
per  annum.) 

CHARLES  HITCHCOCK, 
OBADIAH  JACKSON,* 
JOHN  N.  JEWETT, 
CHARLES  P.  KELLOGG, 
ROBERT  T.  LINCOLN, 
JULIUS  ROSENTHAL, 
SOLOMON  A.  SMITH,* 
E.  T.  WATKINS. 

1870. 
T..  B.  BLACKSTONE, 
WILLIAM  HICKLING, 
JULIAN  S.  RUMSEY, 
JAMES  W.  SHEAHAN. 

1877. 
RUFUS   BLANCHARD, 
SAMUEL  B.  CHASE, 
GEORGE  C.  CLARKE, 
LEWIS  L.  COBURN, 
GEORGE  A.  FORSYTH, 
WILLIAM  S.  JOHNSTON, 
HENRY  W.  KING, 

CYRUS  H.  Mccormick. 

LEANDER  J.  McCORMICK, 
WILLIAM  R.  MANIERRE, 
D.  K.  PEARSONS, 
H.  N.  RUST, 
S.  V.  SHIPMAN, 
EDWARD  A.  SMALL, 
EDWARD  S.  STICKNEY,* 
JOHN  M.  THATCHER, 
J.  M.  WALKER, 
HENRY  J.  WILLING. 

1878.      • 
WILLIAM  H.  BRADLEY, 
ARTHUR  H.  CHETLAIN, 
MAX  HJORTSBERG,* 
C.  R.  LARRABEE, 
A.  C.  McCLURG, 
SIDNEY  SAWYER. 


Deceased. 


LIST   OF   MEMBERS. 


31 


.  1879. 
W.  K.  ACKERMAN, 
GEORGE  E.  ADAMS, 

J.  McGregor  adams, 

GEORGE  armour, 
WILLIAM  BEYE, 
JAMES  S.  DUNHAM, 
N.  K.  FAIRBANK, 
M.  D.  HARDIN, 
HENRY   P.  ISHAM, 
RALPH  N.  ISHAM. 
CHARLES  H.  MULLIKEN, 
L.  J.  J.  NIEUWENKAMP, 
POTTER  PALMER, 
SARTELL  PRENTICE, 


BYRON  A.  SMITH, 

MRS.  JESSE  WHITEHEAD, 

C.  E.  WILLIAMS. 

1880. 
HERRICK  JOHNSON, 
SAMUEL  H.  McCREA, 
HENRY  II.  NASH, 
ERSKINE  M.  PHELPS, 
EDWARD  ROBY, 
ALEXANDER  C.  SOPER, 
MELVIN  E.  STONE, 
A.  H.  TALBOT, 
JULIUS  WHITE, 
AUGUSTINE  W.  WRIGHT. 


ASSOCIATE  MEMBERS. 

( $10  annually.) 


WILLIAM  S.  BROWN, 
CHARLES  J.  BURROUGHS, 
EDWARD  F.  CRAGIN, 
R.  S.  CRITCHELL, 
CHARLES  HOPEWILL, 


JOSEPH  B    LEAKE, 
JOHN  NEWELL, 
E.  A.  OTIS, 
JAMES  R.  WILLETT. 


